ABSTRACT The designation of Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and Lukoil OAO (Lukoil) to the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on October 22, 2025, marks the definitive end of the “energy transition” phase of Western sanctions and the commencement of a total decoupling strategy. This … Leggi tutto The US Sanctions Regime: Balancing Energy Security and Geopolitical Coercion in the Russian Oil Sector